Books for children and the rest of us, too

While remembering "Amar Chitra Katha," an old Indian comic book series, Sepia Mutiny's Neeraja Viswanathan (no relation to you know who) calls for a good comics version of the Mahabharatha. I once had a chance to attend a nine-hour Mahabharatha play in Brooklyn, but chickened out at the last minute. A comic book, though? That I could handle.

Props to Mitali Perkins for mentioning the group blog Sepia Mutiny.

Update: thanks to a suggestion from Pooja Makhijani in the comments, I
found the ACK Mahabharatha at a library a few towns away, and it's available by interlibrary loan. Amazing.

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Have you checked out the Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) version on the Mahabharatha? I am sure you can buy it online. As Neeraja V. says, it's an imperfect version, but a wonderful introduction to this major Hindu epic.

ACK was my only window into the myths, folktales, etc. of India from my New Jersey suburban home.

Yay on the ACK Mahabharatha! Will have to look for it. Thanks, Pooja. I do have some regrets about missing the 9-hour one. Sepia Mutiny is full of interesting voices. I like that. Reminds me a little of La Bloga, also a group blog.